Safety Forum: From STRESS to STRENGTH

Description

The holidays crank up deadlines, decisions, and family/work demands, just when your bandwidth is thinnest. From unanticipated change orders and bid presentation prep to remote work and business travel responsibilities, maintaining balance and lowering the stress can be quite difficult.

Bring your office staff to this breakfast program to network and learn about the science behind stress - as well as practical tools to handle real-world pressure at work and at home. In under an hour, you’ll pinpoint physical, emotional, and behavioral stress signals and build a simple early-warning checklist. You’ll leave with ready-to-use tools to deploy to reset priorities and regain focus.

Key Takeaways

• Identify your top stress triggers and early physical/mental cues—before they spiral.
• Apply simple, repeatable techniques to lower stress and reclaim focus.

Presenter:   Bill Heffernan - Consultant, Coach, Counselor, Trainer

A valued member of CAGC, Bill is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP), who co-founded Employee Resource Systems, Inc. (an Employee Assistance Program) and ScreenSafe, Inc., a third-party administrator of drug-free workplace programs. 

Bill's career includes several organizations spanning roles focused on addictions counseling, marketing and communications, program management, and operations. He has earned many accolades during his long tenure for his expertise, leadership and contributions, and has served in a variety of volunteer roles, including as the Chairperson for the Chicagoland Chamber's Drug-Free Workplace Taskforce, board member, and as the President of the Northern Illinois Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (NIEAPA).